Question 1

The Purges were a series of trials based on the opportunity to do which of the following

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalin's desire to remove old supporters of Lenin from the Party. 
B)  the plan to remove Red Army officers suspected of treason. 
C)  spread the terror to the lower levels of the population. 
D)  prepare the population for a dictatorship of the proletariat. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Stalin's desire to remove old supporters of Lenin from the Party. 
B)  the plan to remove Red Army officers suspected of treason. 
C)  spread the terror to the lower levels of the population. 
D)  prepare the population for a dictatorship of the proletariat. 
E)  all of the above

Question 2

Soviet deaths during World War II numbered between ____ million.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 and 3 
B)  5 and 6 
C)  10 and 12 
D)  20 and 25 
E)  45 and 50 
A)  2 and 3 
B)  5 and 6 
C)  10 and 12 
D)  20 and 25 
E)  45 and 50

Question 3

The Depression in the 1930s was the deepest and most widespread economic collapse in history. What were its international economic and political consequences?

Accepted Answer

After the stock market crash, consumptio

Question 4

The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by

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A)  using revenue from the colonies. 
B)  borrowing heavily from Western nations. 
C)  creating a new middle class. 
D)  seizing neighboring territories. 
E)  squeezing the peasants through collectivization. 
A)  using revenue from the colonies. 
B)  borrowing heavily from Western nations. 
C)  creating a new middle class. 
D)  seizing neighboring territories. 
E)  squeezing the peasants through collectivization.

Question 5

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.3, identify Nagasaki and Hiroshima and explain their importance during World War II.

Accepted Answer

Nagasaki and Hiroshima are two cities in

Question 6

Italy's fasci di combattimento demanded action and intimidated politicians in Italy, and they were initially comprised mainly

Accepted Answer

A)  radical politicians and hired thugs. 
B)  conservative politicians and the military. 
C)  disgruntled workers and socialists. 
D)  unemployed veterans and violent youths. 
E)  pardoned prisoners. 
A)  radical politicians and hired thugs. 
B)  conservative politicians and the military. 
C)  disgruntled workers and socialists. 
D)  unemployed veterans and violent youths. 
E)  pardoned prisoners.

Question 7

Review Map (in the textbook) 30.2 and discuss the German expansion from 1939 to 1942 and the Allied victories that pushed the Germans back to their own borders.

Accepted Answer

In the textbook "Review Map 30.2," the G

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-Long March

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Long March...

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Pearl Harbor

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base locate

Question 10

The Chinese Communist Party enhanced its prestige by doing which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  redistributing lands of the wealthy among the poor peasants. 
B)  obtaining Japanese equipment seized by the Soviets. 
C)  obtaining American weapons taken from the GMD. 
D)  waging battles against corrupt and alienating GMD forces. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  redistributing lands of the wealthy among the poor peasants. 
B)  obtaining Japanese equipment seized by the Soviets. 
C)  obtaining American weapons taken from the GMD. 
D)  waging battles against corrupt and alienating GMD forces. 
E)  all of the above.

Question 11

How was World War II different from World War I? What made it more of a "world" war, with extensive violence and loss of population?

Accepted Answer

While technology had certainly advanced

Question 12

Stalin's spectacular purge trials were initiated after which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of the trans-Siberian railway. 
B)  the murder of Sergei Kirov. 
C)  the Cheka head was replaced by Lavrenty Beria. 
D)  the politburo discovered a plot by the Mensheviks to assassinate Stalin. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  the collapse of the trans-Siberian railway. 
B)  the murder of Sergei Kirov. 
C)  the Cheka head was replaced by Lavrenty Beria. 
D)  the politburo discovered a plot by the Mensheviks to assassinate Stalin. 
E)  None of these.

Question 13

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, trace the latter years of the war in terms of the importance of the North African campaign, the Eastern Front, and the invasion of Normandy.

Accepted Answer

The North African campaign, the Eastern

Question 14

Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that

Accepted Answer

A)  he was a religious, as well as a political, leader. 
B)  the German Communist Party should rule Europe. 
C)  economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty. 
D)  he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
E)  All of these 
A)  he was a religious, as well as a political, leader. 
B)  the German Communist Party should rule Europe. 
C)  economic well-being outweighed a loss of liberty. 
D)  he was literally the second coming of Jesus Christ. 
E)  All of these

Question 15

Why was Chiang Kai-shek less focused on building up the Chinese military for fighting the Japanese after escaping to Sichuan?

Accepted Answer

A)  He knew that war with Japan was going to be very drawn out. 
B)  He had already lost significant troops in Beijing. 
C)  He needed troops to rebuild the infrastructure after he had destroyed the dikes of the Yellow River. 
D)  He was preparing for a future battle with Mao's Communist army. 
E)  He planned to form an alliance with Russia and knew it would require a troop commitment. 
A)  He knew that war with Japan was going to be very drawn out. 
B)  He had already lost significant troops in Beijing. 
C)  He needed troops to rebuild the infrastructure after he had destroyed the dikes of the Yellow River. 
D)  He was preparing for a future battle with Mao's Communist army. 
E)  He planned to form an alliance with Russia and knew it would require a troop commitment.

Question 16

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.3, show the territory occupied by Japan at the height of its power during World War II. Note which islands or territories belonged to the Japanese before the war, and mark the locations and give the dates of major battles in the Pacific area during the war.

Accepted Answer

At the height of its power during World

Question 17

The German Blitzkrieg meant, literally,

Accepted Answer

A)  death from above. 
B)  no surrender. 
C)  total war. 
D)  lightning war. 
E)  secret war. 
A)  death from above. 
B)  no surrender. 
C)  total war. 
D)  lightning war. 
E)  secret war.

Question 18

Stalin's First Five-Year Plan stressed

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in electricity and heavy industries. 
B)  production of consumer goods for export. 
C)  acquiring colonies to protect the Soviet economy. 
D)  decentralized control and economic incentives. 
E)  participation in the European Union. 
A)  increases in electricity and heavy industries. 
B)  production of consumer goods for export. 
C)  acquiring colonies to protect the Soviet economy. 
D)  decentralized control and economic incentives. 
E)  participation in the European Union.

Question 19

Eventually, Japanese leaders realized that the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) with China

Accepted Answer

A)  was too popular at home to make peace. 
B)  was a drain on Japanese resources. 
C)  was morally repugnant. 
D)  was self-defeating as they were ethnically similar people. 
E)  would be over in a short period of time if they could hold on. 
A)  was too popular at home to make peace. 
B)  was a drain on Japanese resources. 
C)  was morally repugnant. 
D)  was self-defeating as they were ethnically similar people. 
E)  would be over in a short period of time if they could hold on.

Question 20

Which of the following was a result of increased United States production during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ended the Depression and unemployment. 
B)  It created a post-World War II consumer boom. 
C)  It helped improve nutrition in the United States. 
D)  It was double that of all the Axis nations. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  It ended the Depression and unemployment. 
B)  It created a post-World War II consumer boom. 
C)  It helped improve nutrition in the United States. 
D)  It was double that of all the Axis nations. 
E)  All of the above.

Exam 30: The Collapse of the Old Order

The Purges were a series of trials based on the opportunity to do which of the following

Soviet deaths during World War II numbered between ____ million.

The Depression in the 1930s was the deepest and most widespread economic collapse in history. What were its international economic and political consequences?

The Soviet Union paid for the First Five-Year Plan by

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.3, identify Nagasaki and Hiroshima and explain their importance during World War II.

Italy's fasci di combattimento demanded action and intimidated politicians in Italy, and they were initially comprised mainly

Review Map (in the textbook) 30.2 and discuss the German expansion from 1939 to 1942 and the Allied victories that pushed the Germans back to their own borders.

Identify the following term(s). -Long March

Identify the following term(s). -Pearl Harbor

The Chinese Communist Party enhanced its prestige by doing which of the following:

How was World War II different from World War I? What made it more of a "world" war, with extensive violence and loss of population?

Stalin's spectacular purge trials were initiated after which of the following events?

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.1, trace the latter years of the war in terms of the importance of the North African campaign, the Eastern Front, and the invasion of Normandy.

Hitler's popularity came in large part from the German people's belief that

Why was Chiang Kai-shek less focused on building up the Chinese military for fighting the Japanese after escaping to Sichuan?

Using Map (in the textbook) 30.3, show the territory occupied by Japan at the height of its power during World War II. Note which islands or territories belonged to the Japanese before the war, and mark the locations and give the dates of major battles in the Pacific area during the war.

The German Blitzkrieg meant, literally,

Stalin's First Five-Year Plan stressed

Eventually, Japanese leaders realized that the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) with China

Which of the following was a result of increased United States production during World War II?

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